Sam Neill
Known for Acting · 206 credits
- Born
- 1947-09-14
- Died
- 2026-07-13
- Place of birth
- Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- 山姆·尼尔 · 萨姆·尼尔 · سم نیل · Nigel Neill · 山姆·尼爾 · Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill
Biography
Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill (September 14, 1947 – July 13, 2026) was a New Zealand actor. His career included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an 'international leading man', he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), Evil Angels (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), and In the Mouth of Madness (1994). He came to international prominence as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), reprising the role in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Dominion (2022).
Outside of film, Neill appeared in numerous television series in guest and recurring roles, including Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), The Simpsons (1994), The Tudors (2007), Crusoe (2008–2010), Happy Town (2010), Alcatraz (2012), and Rick and Morty (2019). He also starred as the titular character in Merlin (1998) and Merlin's Apprentice (2006), and as Major Chester Campbell in the first two series of Peaky Blinders (2013–2014). He has presented and narrated several documentaries.
Neill received the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Longford Lyell Award, the New Zealand Film Award, and the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. He also had three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies.
Neill passed away at age 78 on 13 July 2026, in Sydney, Australia. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that he remained cancer free.
Known For
TV Shows (60)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Monogatron Leader (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Molloy (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Peaky Blinders
2013
as C.I. Chester Campbell / Major Chester Campbell
Australian Story
1996
as Self
The Tudors
2007
as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Sullivans
1976
as Ben Dawson
Invasion
2021
as Jim Bell Tyson
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
UNTAMED
2025
as Paul Souter
Merlin
1998
as Merlin
And Then There Were None
2015
as General John MacArthur
Alcatraz
2012
as Emerson Hauser
The Twelve
2022
as Brett Colby
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Sidney Reilly
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
Kane & Abel
1985
as William Lowell Kane
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self
Flack
2019
as Duncan Paulson
The Triangle
2005
as Eric Benerall
Crusoe
2008
as Jeremiah Blackthorn
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
2013
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as British Flier
Old School
2014
as Ted McCabe
The Games
1998
as Citytrans World CEO
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018
as Self
Apples Never Fall
2024
as Stan Delaney
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
as Mr. Prettiman
Tutankhamun
2016
as Lord Carnarvon
Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
In Cold Blood
1996
as Agent Alvin Dewey
Amerika
1987
as Colonel Andrei Denisov
Merlin's Apprentice
2006
as Merlin
Two Twisted
2006
as Mick
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
2005
as Governor Arthur Phillip
The Assembly
2024
as Self
Happy Town
2010
as Merritt Grieves
The Dovekeepers
2015
Family Pictures
1993
as David Eberlin
Ice
2011
as Anthony Kavanagh
Harry
2013
as DSS Jim Stockton
Iron Road
2009
as Alfred Nichol
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
2018
as Self - Host
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
2020
as Self - Narrator
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Thomas Jefferson
The Real Hunt for Red October
2021
as Self
Space
2001
as Himself
Jessica
2004
Get Krack!n
2017
as Self
The Governor
1977
as Colonial Bachelor
House of Hancock
2015
as Lang Hancock
Strong Medicine
1986
as Vince Lord
Lucinda Brayford
1980
as Tony Duff
House of Bond
2017
as Roland “Tiny” Rowland
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
2021
as Self
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
2021
as Self - Host
Movies (146)
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
as Alan Grant
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Actor Odin
Jurassic Park
1993
as Grant
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Actor Odin
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Possession
1981
as Mark
Event Horizon
1997
as Weir
Peter Rabbit
2018
as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as John Trent
Escape Plan
2013
as Dr. Kyrie
The Vow
2012
as Bill Thornton
The Commuter
2018
as Captain Hawthorne
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
as Hec
The Piano
1993
as Alisdair Stewart
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Sir
Dead Calm
1989
as John Ingram
Daybreakers
2010
as Charles Bromley
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
as Tommy Brock (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
as Allomere (voice)
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
The Final Conflict
1981
as Damien Thorn
The Portable Door
2023
as Dennis Tanner
Sirens
1994
as Norman Lindsay
The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Robert MacLean
The Jungle Book
1994
as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
Mystery Ride
as Duncan Connelly
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
The Hunter
2011
as Jack Mindy
Dean Spanley
2008
as Dean Spanley
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
as David Jenkins
Ivanhoe
1982
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
United Passions
2014
as Joao Havelange
Assassin Club
2023
as Caldwell
Question of Faith
1988
as Oscar Ogg
Ride Like a Girl
2019
as Paddy Payne
Bring Him to Me
2023
as Frank
Evil Angels
1988
as Michael Chamberlain
Ice
2011
as Anthony Kavanagh
Wimbledon
2004
as Dennis Bradbury
Until the End of the World
1991
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
The French Revolution
1989
as Marquis de Lafayette
The Pixar Story
2007
as Alan Grant (archive footage)
Blackbird
2019
as Tom
Skin
2009
as Abraham Laing
Scarygirl
2023
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
The Fox
2026
as The Magpie (voice)
The Dish
2000
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
My Brilliant Career
1979
as Harry Beecham
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
Jessica
2004
as Richard Runche
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013
as Otto Luger
A Long Way Down
2014
as Chris Crichton
Dirty Deeds
2002
as Ray
Numero Bruno
2000
as Self
MindGamers
2015
as Kreutz
The Daughter
2015
as Walter
Rams
2020
as Colin
Attack Force Z
1982
as Sergeant Costello
In Her Skin
2009
as Mr. Reid
Death in Brunswick
1991
as Carl
Restoration
1995
as King Charles II
Voice Activated
2022
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Sweet Country
2018
as Fred Smith
Architect Athfield
1977
as Narrator
Irresistible
2006
as Craig
Backtrack
2015
as Duncan Stewart
Sleeping Dogs
1978
as Smith
Framed
2002
as Eddie Meyers
Enigma
1982
as Dimitri Vasilikov
The Blood of Others
1984
as Bergman
One Against the Wind
1991
as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Gallipoli
2005
as Narrator
Plenty
1985
as Lazar
Hostage
1992
as John Rennie
My Mother Frank
2000
as Professor Mortlock
The Ordained
2013
as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
Palm Beach
2019
as Leo
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
as Henry Bell
SuperCroc
2001
as narrator
Children of the Revolution
1996
as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
The Zookeeper
2001
as Ludovic
Angel
2007
as Théo
Yes
2005
as Anthony
From a Far Country
1981
as Marian
Robbery Under Arms
1985
as Capt. Starlight
The Last Resort
as Gerard
Under the Mountain
2009
as Mr. Jones
Little Fish
2005
as The Jockey
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill
2015
as God
Just Out Of Reach
1979
as Mike
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Self / Alan Grant
The Journalist
1979
as Rex
Forgotten Silver
1997
as Self
The Good Wife
1987
as Neville Gifford
The Dragon Pearl
2011
as Chris Chase
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
2025
as Self
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
2021
as Frankie Scales (voice)
The Rainbow Warrior
1997
as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Thomas Jefferson
Perfect Strangers
2003
as Man
Shadow of China
1990
as TV Reporter
Voyage of the Nautilus
2006
as Hubert Wilkins
Country Life
1994
as Dr. Max Askey
The Magic Pudding
2000
as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
as Narrator
For Love Alone
1986
as James Quick
Ashes
1975
as Priest
Submerged
2001
as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
Tommy's Honour
2017
as Alexander Boothby
Strong Medicine
1986
as Vince Lord
Iron Road
2009
as Alfred Nichol
Colin McCahon: I Am
2004
as Narrator
Inside 'The Piano'
1993
as Self
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Jurassic Park III
2001
as Dr. Alan Grant
Fever
1994
as Elliot
The Show Must Go On
2019
as Self
About Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill (September 14, 1947 – July 13, 2026) was a New Zealand actor. His career included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an 'international leading man', he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979)… With 206 credits spanning from 1951 to 2027, Sam Neill has appeared in 146 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sam Neill Movies
- Jurassic World Dominion (2022) — as Alan Grant
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — as Actor Odin
- Jurassic Park (1993) — as Grant
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) — as Actor Odin
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) — as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
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